Update: I-10 Westbound reopens after accident cleared

Update: 4:18 p.m.

I-10 westbound traffic is now moving after a crash just east of Olson Road between a semi and an SUV shut down the road for nearly four hours. Bala Gurdeep, 43, of Fresno, CA was sent to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare with serious injuries after the the semi truck he was driving sideswiped a GMC Sierra parked on the westbound shoulder.

The cab and the trailer of the semi truck detached after the collision, sending the trailer and its cargo of cantaloupe into the middle of I-10. The road reopened at 1 p.m.

A crash on I-10 just east of Olson Road this morning has caused the westbound lanes to be shut down. One man had to be extracted from his truck as a result of the crash, said Duty Officer Chit Wood of Florida Highway Patrol.

He was taken to a local hospital to treat his injuries and there is no word on the severity of his injuries.

FHP crews responded after receiving a call referencing a crash at 9:26 a.m. Crews are still working the scene and the road should be cleared momentarily, said Wood.

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Update: I-10 Westbound reopens after accident cleared

I-10 westbound traffic is now moving after a crash just east of Olson Road between a semi and an SUV shut down the road for nearly four hours